Participate in clinical research activities, including quality improvement initiatives.Provide supervision to pediatric psychology pre-doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows, as well as teaching of medical students and pediatric residents.

The faculty member will be expected to contribute to our clinical mission through patient care and to our educational mission through teaching and training of psychiatry residents, medical students, psychology interns or post-doctoral fellows.

Provide multi-culturally and trauma-informed psychological services, urgent/triage assessments, individual psychotherapy and group counseling to students, psychological evaluations as necessary, and make appropriate referral to other specialist.

Developing & directing programs, directing grants and contracts, supervising staff & faculty, grant development and writing, serving as liaison with state and federal stakeholders when needed, enhancing and coordinating the Center's efforts in the areas of interdisciplinary training, research, service delivery and dissemination and policy, ensuring the fulfillment of all UCEDD goals and objectives.

Identifies potential risk factors and taking measures to reduce those risks in the milieu through reinforcement of positive and safe behaviors, trauma-informed and relationally-based therapeutic interventions, and reporting of suspected child abuse/neglect, according to agency policies and procedures.

The position will provide interdisciplinary leadership to the UCEDD, University and State and Nation by identifying, developing and evaluating educational initiatives that benefit persons in Connecticut influenced and affected by developmental disabilities.

Provides clinical oversight and leadership to adult outpatient services programs serving adults by implementing, promoting, and sustaining evidenced based and best practice models of prevention, intervention, and treatment.